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Delegate Role Assignments Overview
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Bias Analysis
Bias Types:
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powershell_heavy
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windows_first
Summary:
The documentation provides both Azure PowerShell and Azure CLI examples for delegating role assignment management with conditions. However, the PowerShell example is presented before the Azure CLI example, which can be interpreted as a 'windows_first' bias. Additionally, the PowerShell example is more detailed and uses Windows-style variable assignment (e.g., $variable), while the Azure CLI example uses Windows batch syntax for variable assignment (set variable=value), which is not compatible with Linux shells. There are no explicit Linux shell (bash) examples, and the CLI example does not use cross-platform syntax, indicating a 'powershell_heavy' and 'windows_first' bias.
Recommendations:
- Provide Azure CLI examples using bash-compatible syntax (e.g., export VAR=value or VAR=value) for variable assignment, rather than Windows batch 'set' commands.
- Present Azure CLI (cross-platform) examples before or alongside PowerShell examples to avoid the perception of Windows-first bias.
- Explicitly mention that Azure CLI commands are cross-platform and provide both Windows and Linux/macOS shell variants where variable assignment or scripting is involved.
- Consider adding a note or tab for Linux/macOS users, especially in sections where scripting or environment setup differs between platforms.
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Scan History
| Date | Scan ID | Status | Bias Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 00:00 | #107 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-08-17 00:01 | #83 | in_progress | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-13 21:37 | #48 | completed | ✅ Clean |
| 2025-07-12 23:44 | #41 | in_progress | ❌ Biased |
Flagged Code Snippets
$roleDefinitionId = "f58310d9-a9f6-439a-9e8d-f62e7b41a168"
$principalId = "<principalId>"
$scope = "/subscriptions/<subscriptionId>"
$condition = "((!(ActionMatches{'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write'})) OR (@Request[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:RoleDefinitionId] ForAnyOfAnyValues:GuidEquals {5e467623-bb1f-42f4-a55d-6e525e11384b, a795c7a0-d4a2-40c1-ae25-d81f01202912} AND @Request[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:PrincipalType] ForAnyOfAnyValues:StringEqualsIgnoreCase {'User'})) AND ((!(ActionMatches{'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/delete'})) OR (@Resource[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:RoleDefinitionId] ForAnyOfAnyValues:GuidEquals {5e467623-bb1f-42f4-a55d-6e525e11384b, a795c7a0-d4a2-40c1-ae25-d81f01202912} AND @Resource[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:PrincipalType] ForAnyOfAnyValues:StringEqualsIgnoreCase {'User'}))"
$conditionVersion = "2.0"
New-AzRoleAssignment -ObjectId $principalId -Scope $scope -RoleDefinitionId $roleDefinitionId -Condition $condition -ConditionVersion $conditionVersion
set roleDefinitionId="f58310d9-a9f6-439a-9e8d-f62e7b41a168"
set principalId="{principalId}"
set principalType="User"
set scope="/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"
set condition="((!(ActionMatches{'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/write'})) OR (@Request[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:RoleDefinitionId] ForAnyOfAnyValues:GuidEquals {5e467623-bb1f-42f4-a55d-6e525e11384b, a795c7a0-d4a2-40c1-ae25-d81f01202912} AND @Request[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:PrincipalType] ForAnyOfAnyValues:StringEqualsIgnoreCase {'User'})) AND ((!(ActionMatches{'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments/delete'})) OR (@Resource[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:RoleDefinitionId] ForAnyOfAnyValues:GuidEquals {5e467623-bb1f-42f4-a55d-6e525e11384b, a795c7a0-d4a2-40c1-ae25-d81f01202912} AND @Resource[Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments:PrincipalType] ForAnyOfAnyValues:StringEqualsIgnoreCase {'User'}))"
set conditionVersion="2.0"
az role assignment create --assignee-object-id %principalId% --assignee-principal-type %principalType% --scope %scope% --role %roleDefinitionId% --condition %condition% --condition-version %conditionVersion%